Lee County’s Pace Center for Girls

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Rockette Jenny Laroche has been dancing ever since she had been three years old and had mastered the art of not only ballet and jazz but also tap dancing prior to having taken the stage at the venue of the Radio City Music Hall situated in New York City.
She stated in front of an entire group of teens at the venue o Lee County’s Pace Center for Girls in Fort Myers that she considered herself to be quite lucky as she had found her passion before she had entered preschool and she recommended to them that they search for theirs as it was never too late for them to find what their passion was.
The Fellow Rockette Brittany Lents had also said that that one needs to find a passion for something and if one feels that they have both the drive and the resources, they can do anything.
Both of them had been in town on Thursday that is on the 30th of September. They are coming together as a part of the lead-up to the popular show titled “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” that is coming to the venue of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall that is situated in south Fort Myers for the month of November from 11th to the 18th for almost forty performances.


They had stopped at the venue of Pace that had been a nonprofit agency that had been the basis for mentoring the young women, to give these teens a glimpse at behind-the-scenes life of a “Rockette” and also some of the life secrets that are a part of taking these women to the top of their profession.
There are three hundred costumes and almost two hundred hats along with almost eight pairs of shoes that have been used by every individual dancer. There are a couple of camels, double the number of sheep, a donkey and unlimited number of Swarovski crystals along with several acres of chiffon and spandex that have been used by the eighteen Rockettes that are giving a performance of almost 300 high kicks every single show, sometimes four times in a single day.
With the addition of splendid lighting, sound, and somewhat snow along with a couple of Santas thrown together make the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular."
In the respective show there is a whole army of young women who have heights between 5'6" to 5'10"1/2 inches. These dancers train for almost half a dozen hours daily, for six days a week and by doing so they burn an estimated 600-800 calories in every show that they perform in. Jenny Laroche, who has been a part of Rockette ever since the year 2008 has said that rewards - specifically for the children - are worth it.

Today the time has come when the 13th annual Test Drive Your Seats is going to take place and will feature a very special appearance from the Radio City Rockettes who will be performing for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Event. Get your cheap radio city rockettes tickets before they sold out.

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